/*
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Norbert Kopcsek
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */
package org.modulr.service {

	import org.modulr.bundle.Bundle;

	import flash.utils.Dictionary;

	import mx.collections.IList;

	/**
	 * A reference to a service.
	 *
	 * The Framework returns IServiceReference objects from the IBundleContext.getServiceReference
	 * and IBundleContext.getServiceReferences methods.
	 *
	 * A ServiceReference may be shared between bundles and can be used to examine the properties
	 * of the service and to get the service object.
	 * 
	 * @author Norbert Kopcsek
	 */
	public interface IServiceReference {
		/**
		 * IServiceRegistration
		 */
		function get registration():IServiceRegistration;

		/**
		 * Properties ...
		 */
        // TODO Add comment
		function get properties():Object;

		/**
		 * Bundle that registered the service referenced by this IServiceReference object.
		 */
		function get bundle():Bundle;
		/**
		 * Bundles that are using the service referenced by this IServiceReference object.
		 */
		function get usingBundles():IList;

	}
}

